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Meta's AI-driven content moderation system removed at least 31 legitimate election-related posts by the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo from Facebook and Instagram during Brazil's elections. The removals, attributed to AI misuse, led the newspaper to seek legal intervention to prevent further wrongful censorship and demand human review of future moderation actions.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
Meta's content moderation relies on AI algorithms that automatically remove or block content. The arbitrary removal of at least 31 journalistic posts, which were not propaganda or in violation of electoral rules, indicates a malfunction or misuse of the AI system leading to censorship. This has caused harm by restricting access to information during a critical democratic process, constituting a violation of rights and harm to communities. The involvement of AI in the content removal and the resulting harm meet the criteria for an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.[AI generated]